Colorado Department of Early Childhood cited something at 4 of the 4 visits below. Across Denver centers it cites something at about 55% of visits. Each state decides what gets written up, so this compares Denver with Denver and never with another state.
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Colorado’s Department of Early Childhood lists each program’s complaints on its Colorado Shines page, with the department’s verdict on each and a report behind it, going back about three years. Older complaints are released only on request. The department does not rank complaints by severity in either place.
Supervisory visit · June 17, 2026
2.230.A · Correction due June 17, 2026
In the Infant classroom a book labeled "Ages 1+" and a ball labeled "Ages 3+" accessible to children less than 1 year of age.
Required correction: ImmedIately ensure materials are appropriate for children's age. Corrected at the time of visit. Staff removed ball from classroom and moved book to a cabinet that was not accessible to children less than 1 year of age. Document plan of compliance in written response. Correct by 06/17/2026
2.223.A.2
Reviewed written verification of attendance for classrooms and identified children sleeping in the Caterpillar 2 classroom were still idnetified in the Caterpillar 1 classroom and children sleeping in the Bumblebee classroom were still identified as in the Sunflower classroom.
2.138.A · Correction due June 17, 2026
Reviewed emergency drill log for the past 12 months and identified lockdown/active shooter drills had not been conducted at least quarterly with one drill documented in May 2025 and the next documented in September 2025.
Required correction: Immediately ensure lockdown/active shooter drills are held at least quarterly. Correct by 06/17/2026
2.220.J · Correction due June 17, 2026
1 expired medication for child in care.
Required correction: Immediately ensure if a medication is out of date that the parent/guardian is responsible for picking up the medication. If the parent/guardian does not respond, the center must dispose of medication as required by CDPHE. Correct by 06/17/2026
2.220.D
1 container of over-the-counter diaper cream in the infant classroom lacking child's last name.
Supervisory visit · August 28, 2025
2.237.B · Correction due August 28, 2025
Baseboard edging missing in several areas near playground doors in the Caterpillar 1/2 and Bluewave/Monarch classrooms.
Required correction: Immediately ensure building must be in good repair and maintained in a safe condition. Correct by 08/28/2025
2.127.D · Correction due August 28, 2025
Gathering Space lacking room capacity and staff-to-child ratio posting.
Required correction: Immediately ensure the room capacity and staff-to-child ratio is posted in the Gathering Space. Corrected at the time of visit. Capacity and staff-to-child ratio was posted in the Gathering Space. NO RESPONSE REQUIRED. Correct by 08/28/2025
Reviewed individual health care plans and medications for children in care and identified 1 child lacking dosage cup/syringe to use with liquid allergy medication.
2.230.B · Correction due August 28, 2025
Sunshade base on the toddler playground with plastic base coming apart from the metal, posing potential tripping hazard.
Required correction: Immediately ensure indoor and outdoor equipment, materials, and furnishings are sturdy, safe, and free to hazards. Correcte at the time of visit. Sunshade base was fixed to no longer pose a tripping hazard. NO RESPONSE REQUIRED. Correct by 08/28/2025
Supervisory visit · September 23, 2024
2.133.B · Correction due September 23, 2024
Reviewed 39 staff files and identified all lacking verification they have been trained on the use of available fire extinguishers and fire alarms.
Required correction: Immediately ensure all staff are trained in fire safety and the use of available fire extinguishers and fire alarms. Correct by 09/23/2024
2.229.L · Correction due September 23, 2024
Piece of velcro the infant classroom, small enough to fit in a choke tube and accessible to children less than 3 years of age, posing potential choking hazard.
Required correction: Immediately ensure all areas accessible to children less than 3 years of age are free of any choke or inhalation hazards. Corrected at the time of visit. Small piece of velcro was removed from classroom and made inaccessible to children less than 3 years of age. NO RESPONSE REQUIRED. Correct by 09/23/2024
2.230.B · Correction due September 23, 2024
6 board books with ripped/torn edges posing potential safety hazards in the Infant and Caterpillar 2 classrooms.
Required correction: Immediately ensure indoor and outdoor equipment, materials and furnishings must be sturdy, safe, and free of hazards. Corrected at the time of visit. Staff removed 6 books with ripped/torn edges from classroom and made them inaccessible to children. NO RESPONSE REQUIRED. Correct by 09/23/2024
Supervisory visit · October 25, 2023
7.702.72.B · Correction due October 25, 2023
Medium size glass jewel in the Forest Kindergarten Classroom with broken edges; splintering wooden beam at grade level on the infant playground; and two ripped/torn books in the Sunflower classroom. All areas accessible to children and posing potential safety hazards.
Required correction: Immediately ensure all indoor and outdoor equipment, materials and furnishings are sturdy, safe and free of hazards. Violation partly corrected at the time of visit. Ripped/torn books removed from Sunflower classroom and glass jewel removed from Forest Kindergarten classroom at the time of visit making all items inaccessible to children. Document complete correction in written response. Correct by 10/25/2023
7.702.72.C.3.c
Automobile tire located within 6' use zone surrounding slide on preschool playground.
The Department of Early Childhood keeps about three years of complaints on a program’s public page. Anything older is released only on request, as a single file covering the whole state. Shortlist asked for that file under the Colorado Open Records Act and renews it yearly; it is what this page shows for complaints older than the department’s own window.
The file this page is built from arrived on September 13, 2026 and covers complaints the department publishes today, and complaints back to January 2023 obtained by records request. The next request goes in September 2027.
The department publishes a report for each of these visits. Shortlist has not read those reports yet, so this page shows when the state came and not what it found.
The department will also review one program’s complete file on request, which is more than either source above contains. Leave your email and Shortlist will ask for Jay & Rose Phillips ECC @ The Boulder JCC’s file specifically, instead of waiting for the next one.
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All checked July 2026.
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